A look at the changing venture debt landscape and how it could affect you
Debt is OK in business, as long as you use it responsibly
Why more companies than you think are eligible to claim R&D tax credits
You don’t need a white coat to get R&D tax credit
Why your bank can play a key role in boosting the value of your business
Get your bank involved in your growth strategy
Business owners seek more value from professional service providers
Why clients expect more for their money in today’s economy
Emerging AgTech companies have a friend in The Yield Lab
Emerging AgTech companies have a friend in The Yield Lab
How to enhance your existing IT staff with managed services
How managed services can be designed to help existing IT staff be more productive and efficient.
Akron is building bridges that connect the city to foreign companies
Over the past 20 years the City of Akron and the Greater Akron Chamber have come together to build an internationally recognized public-private partnership that captures investment from around the globe and brings it right here to Northeast Ohio. Since we began marketing to other parts of the world, foreign companies have been moving to […]
Find the ‘idea spaces’ that drive fundamental economic expansion
Most business failures result from leadership blindness. The inability to understand and adapt to the current reality, or to imagine the future, seals the leader’s fate. This is true in a world in which shorter product cycles, increasing regulations, globalization of costs and rapid technological advancement affect every industry. As business gurus Larry Bossidy and […]
A focus on preparation is the key to meeting any extraordinary situation
Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. Its enduring motto, “Be Prepared,” has served them well for many years. The concept of preparation, being ready to address any situation, no matter how demanding it might be, has significant application throughout many endeavors in life, in […]
Five characteristics of outstanding leadership teams that will bring results
I always enjoy reading Patrick Lencioni’s books because they are business books written as fables. If you are tired of wading through books on leadership that emphasize the author’s new way of thinking about an old subject, read Lencioni. In his “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable,” he discusses the five areas […]